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Bleak House (2005)

Bleak House (2005)

Description: Secrets abound in this 2005 television adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Fortunes hang in the balance, awaiting the outcome of a legal case in the Court of Chancery in Victorian London. Meanwhile, the trials and tribulations of those awaiting the case's outcome, weave through Dickens' indictment of the chancery system. Anna Maxwell Martin stars as Esther, with Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, and Denis Lawson as John Jarndyce.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 2005
Number of episodes: 15
First episode air date: October 27, 2005
Awards: British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, MORE
Directors: Justin Chadwick, Susanna White
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